Table 1 Characteristics of women observed in labour and delivery wards, EN-BIRTH study (n = 7636)
From: Immediate newborn care and breastfeeding: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Bangladesh | Nepal | Tanzania | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Azimpur | Kushtia | Pokhara | Temeke | Muhimbili | ||
Tertiary | District | Regional | Regional | National | ||
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
Total women | 545 | 608 | 938 | 3771 | 1774 | 7636 |
Woman’s Age | ||||||
< 18 years | 5(0.9) | 1(0.2) | 38(4.1) | 10(0.3) | 2(0.1) | 56(0.7) |
18–19 years | 96(17.6) | 46(7.6) | 124(13.2) | 429(11.4) | 83(4.7) | 778(10.2) |
20–24 years | 217(39.8) | 257(42.3) | 394(42) | 1299(34.4) | 345(19.4) | 2512(32.9) |
25–29 years | 142(26.1) | 164(27) | 247(26.3) | 943(25) | 566(31.9) | 2062(27) |
30–34 years | 66(12.1) | 102(16.8) | 112(11.9) | 654(17.3) | 478(26.9) | 1412(18.5) |
35+ years | 19(3.5) | 38(6.3) | 23(2.5) | 436(11.6) | 300(16.9) | 816(10.7) |
Woman’s education | ||||||
No Education | 7(1.3) | 22(3.6) | 25(2.7) | 117(3.1) | 32(1.8) | 203(2.7) |
Primary incomplete | 24(4.4) | 26(4.3) | 31(3.3) | 47(1.2) | 16(0.9) | 144(1.9) |
Primary complete | 78(14.3) | 81(13.3) | 47(5) | 17(0.5) | 2(0.1) | 225(2.9) |
Secondary incomplete | 181(33.2) | 237(39) | 196(20.9) | 2281(60.5) | 617(34.8) | 3512(46) |
Secondary complete | 229(42) | 236(38.8) | 608(64.8) | 1292(34.3) | 1097(61.8) | 3462(45.3) |
Don’t know | 26(4.8) | 6(1) | 31(3.3) | 17(0.5) | 10(0.6) | 90(1.2) |
Gestational age at admission (weeks) | ||||||
< 28 weeks | 1(0.2) | 3(0.5) | 0(0) | 1(0) | 8(0.5) | 13(0.2) |
28–31 weeks | 0(0) | 11(1.8) | 0(0) | 26(0.7) | 89(5) | 126(1.7) |
32–36 weeks | 110(20.2) | 123(20.2) | 47(5) | 843(22.4) | 469(26.4) | 1592(20.8) |
37+ weeks | 434(79.6) | 471(77.5) | 891(95) | 2901(76.9) | 1208(68.1) | 5905(77.3) |
Mode of birth | ||||||
Vaginal birth | 255(46.8) | 420(69.1) | 799(85.2) | 3581(95) | 931(52.5) | 5986(78.4) |
Caesarean section | 290(53.2) | 188(30.9) | 139(14.8) | 188(5) | 842(47.5) | 1647(21.6) |
Missing | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2(0.1) | 1(0.1) | 3(0) |